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Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-16568, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is yellow Pine. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black dye is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Red color is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) dyed in Alder (Alnus rubra). Small, shallow, twined; very fine finish. One horizontal break of warps. Almost completely overlaid. 2-faced overlay in white, black, and alder red. Design consists of 4 sets of 2 parallel stacks of zigzagging quadrilaterals; concentric circles of vertical and dotted stripes on bottom. 3-strand twined on bottom where not overlaid.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-10627, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is twisted Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is twisted Tule and Cattail (Typha latifolia). Black color is Tule root. Black color is mud-dyed Tule.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-2301, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is yellow Pine. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Red dye is Chain fern (Woodwardia spinulosa) in alder (Alnus rubra). Bowl-shaped. Twined, mostly plain weave. 2-faced overlay, red on white ground. Three-strand twined from the start out for 2 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-16569, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is yellow Pine. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black dye is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Very small, deep, twined. Dirty from use. Globular shape. Mainly overlay; redbud on white, 2-faced; horizontally zigzagging parallelograms. Mostly plain weave. 3-strand twining for 1.5 cm radius from start; also approximately 3-3.5 cm from start.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-71080, described as Twined, bowl shape with incurving rim. Per Ralph Shanks: Probably a cooking pot. Three strand twining at the base, plain twined on sides, and one row of three strand twining at the rim. Conifer root weft with beargrass overlay. Black designs are probably maidenhair fern. Some rim and base damage. Staining on outside and inside. Diagonal designs and one narrow stripe below the rim.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-12748, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is twisted Tule skin (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is twisted Tule and Cattail (Typha latifolia). Black pattern is Tule root. Brown color is mud-dyed Tule skin. Yellow dye is Porcupine quills (Erethizon dorsatum) in Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina). Small, with diagonal red band carrying yellow stripe. Indigenous name: maksha.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-16561, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is Willow (Salix), weft is yellow Pine. White pattern is Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax). Black dye is Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). Very old; "(large, deep, twined)" added in pen. Extremely grimy and worn. One large horizontal break, mended with cotton twine. Break in rim. Black and white 2-faced overlay design. Stepped diagonal zigzag motif, with V-shaped motifs above. These are horizontally striped in black and brown. 3-strand twining occurs on the bottom.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-12566, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is twisted Tule skin (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is twisted Tule and Cattail (Typha latifolia). Brown pattern is Tule root.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-71067, described as Twined, bowl shape. Per Ralph Shanks: Atsugewi or other Northeast California tribe. Probably cooking basket, with added weight by cooked in food remains. Basket has straight sides, only slightly flairing. Three strand twining and plain twining at the base, plain twined on sides, and two rows of three strand twining at the rim. Warp sticks are probably hazel. Conifer root weft with beargrass overlay. Black designs are probably maidenhair fern. Designs include V shapes on their sides and checkered pattern below the rim.

Hearst Museum object titled Cooking basket, accession number 1-12336, described as Cooking basket; twined. Warp is twisted Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus), weft is split Tule. White pattern is possibly Reed (Phragmites vulgaris). Black color is mud-dyed Tule. Crushed. Indigenous name: maksha.